Hound Lodge

Ten bedrooms for up to 20 people for one night, two days. Valet parking and breakfast on arrival at The Kennels. A picnic hamper lunch brought to you on the golf course by the Hound Lodge butler, with champagne or Goodwood ale in wicker coolers. After a days’ golf return to Hound Lodge to enjoy drinks beside the drawing room fireplace or on a warm summer’s evening out on the terrace, followed by an intimate dinner in the private dining room. Club and shoe cleaning by the Hound Lodge butler. A relaxed English breakfast the following morning. A full classic bar for you and your guests to enjoy throughout your stay, as well as two of our famous Woody golf buggies and unlimited golf to be played over the two days.

YOUR HOUND LODGE EXPERIENCE

After a hectic working period invite your colleagues to spend some time away from it all with a golfing break at Goodwood’s private country retreat, Hound Lodge. Goodwood is home to one of the oldest golf courses in Sussex, designed originally for the pleasure of the seventh Duke of Richmond’s golf-mad children by James Braid in 1914,who also designed Gleneagles and Carnoustie, the Downs Course has been described as the finest Downland course in Britain.

Directly opposite Hound Lodge, it rises steeply from the clubhouse up towards the racecourse high on the South Downs and offers dramatic changes in elevation, fast running fairways and plenty of challenges for even the most experienced golfer. The views over the South Downs and across Chichester and the Isle of Wight are truly spectacular.

The Parks course is a gentler option, although still presents some challenges, within a picturesque parkland setting surrounding Goodwood House through tree-lined fairways to closely guarded greens. Arrive early in the morning as the mist rises above the South Downs, the car valet will park your car while you and your guests enjoy a relaxed breakfast at our private clubhouse, The Kennels, of which you have unlimited access during your stay. The Hound Lodge butler will hand deliver a picnic hamper for you to enjoy on course, either with a bottle of champagne or Goodwood ale which can be kept in the wicker coolers within our famous Woody golf buggies.

These iconic customised carts, based on a 1934 design by the nineth Duke of Richmond, offer a unique golfing experience.

Return to Hound Lodge and enjoy drinks by the fire or on the terrace, before an intimate dinner in the impressive dining room with dishes inspired by the organic produce from Goodwood Home Farm After, relax in the drawing room perhaps play cards or board games, enjoying your favourite drinks from the bar. Breakfast the following day will be relaxed, served from sideboards in the dining room for you to enjoy in your own time before another fantastic day out on the course.

The Hound Lodge butler and chef will make sure you and your guests are discreetly taken care of at all times, leaving you free to enjoy every moment.

The service is warm yet understated, just like staying in the very smartest house partiesof the nineteenth century. To assist with the planning and organising of your stay, our veryown Event Planner will be there to guide you through making the most of all Goodwood hasto offer and ensuring your stay is everything you want it to be.

MORE TO YOUR STAY

To improve your swing try our golf clinic at the Golf Academy; an exceptional practice facility. This has covered driving range bays so can be used in all weathers, with the latest Huxley hitting surface, an indoor putting studio with a SAM Putt Lab system and golf swing video analysis to provide scientifically precise feedback in order to improve your game.

If you prefer choose an individual lesson: whether you’re a complete beginner or striving to become an elite player, it’s the best way to improve your golf. Our lessons are tailored to each individual and our PGA professionals use the V1 video analysis to help aid the learning experience.

For a fun evening be amazed and impressed by a golf Trickster who will keep your guests entertained with skills and tricks galore. For an experience of a lifetime and something your guests will never forget, a worldwide professional golfer will attend your evening dinner. Our trusted network gives insider access to some great personalities, who will no doubt impress your guests with advice, stories and snippets of life within the golfing world.

For the more active make the most of our Health Club at The Goodwood Hotel with its indoor swimming pool and gym. Any non-golfers can also relax here or enjoy some restorative treatments at The Waterbeach.